Alberta sets up oil sands monitoring agency

A closer look: Alberta aims to up scrutiny of new oil sands development

The Alberta government said on Wednesday it is creating an arms-length scientific agency to monitor the environmental impacts of oil sands production as the industry seeks to expand its markets into regions that are increasingly wary of the process.

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